Tax records source: US GEN Web Project, Jessamine County KY Web page.
Bibliography: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Heads of Families
at the First Census of the United States in the Year 1790, Kentucky, Washington,
D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1940.
Census records from Ancestry.com on Davis, 1790 Kentucky Census.*Note Jessamine county formed in 1792 after the census.
A John Davis
is listed on the 1788 tax records for Fayette County, Kentucky. There were
only a few Davis surnames listed so I will repeat their names here. DAVIS,
Augustin; DAVIS, Hannaniah ;DAVIS, John ;DAVIS, Joseph ;DAVIS, Patrick
;DAVIS, Richard ;DAVIS, Robert ;DAVIS, William. Also James and John Hawkins
are on the same list.
The 1790 Census for Kentucky shows that John Davis did not live in
Kentucky in 1788 even though he was on tax records above.
James Davis, Elizabeth Davis,
and William Davis first appeared on 1790 Keutucky Census in Fayette County
for May 1789.
John Davis first appeared on 1790 Kentucky Census in Fayette County for Mar 1790. Thomas Davis appeared once in Bourbon County for Jun 1791.
Benjamin Davis first appears
on 1790 Kentucky census for Mar 1789.
Charles Davis and Mary Davis
do not show up on 1790 Kentucky Census.
1790 Kentucky Census, Ancestry.com, James Davis returned following:Davis, James Bourbon 6/1791
Davis, James Fayette 5/18/1789
Davis, James Fayette 1/11/1790
Davis, James Lincoln 4/20/1790
Davis, James Lincoln 8/2/1790
Davis, James Mercer 3/16/1791
Davis, James Nelson 11/22/1792
Davis, James Woodford 3/26/1790
1790 Census return on James Davis helps but only gives a clue. Examples, Fayette County included Jessamine County then, was James Davis in Fayette County the same person listed at later date in same county or two different James Davis? The counties of Kentucky were being formed during that time and the census is less of less value due to those changes. Counties named in family history were Nelson and Jessamine Counties of Kentucky. The census indicates one or more of them were there but does not help distinguish which one.
Census returns for other Davis names mentioned are shown below:Davis, Thomas Bourbon 6/1791
Davis, Charles (***NONE)
Davis, Benjamin Mercer 3/1789
Davis, William Woodford 5/20/1790
Davis, John Fayette 3/19/1790
Davis, John Jefferson 4/29/1789
Davis, John Jefferson 6/16/1789
Davis, John Jefferson 7/25/1789
Davis, John Madison 4/17/1789
Davis, John Madison 4/29/1789
Davis, John Mercer 4/6/1789
Davis, John Mercer 5/21/1790
and research on James B Davis and ancestors.
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